01553nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001800042653002500060653001900085653003100104653001800135100003800153700003600191700003000227700002900257245006400286856006600350300000900416490000700425520087700432022001401309       2016                            d  cjanbElsevier10aDog-assisted therapy10aSpeech anxiety10aPublic speaking confidence10aBrief therapy1 aMónica Teresa González-Ramírez1 aóscar Daniel Landaverde-Molina1 aDaniel Morales-Rodríguez1 aRené Landero-Hernández00aSpeech anxiety management workshop assisted by therapy dogs  uhttp://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1134793716300045  a5-100 v223 aSpeech anxiety is common among university students, which hinders their ability to speak in public. Cognitive behavioural therapy and solution-focused therapy have shown positive results in speech anxiety. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether using therapy dogs enhanced results after a speech anxiety workshop that incorporated the aforementioned therapeutic approaches. Anxiety symptoms and public speaking confidence were assessed. Seven university students participated and results were compared against an equivalent comparison group, which attended the 5-session workshop without the support of therapy dogs. The results indicated a significant improvement in the assessed variables (P<.05), although the changes observed did not differ statistically from the comparison group. We conclude that including therapy dogs does not improve treatment results.  a1134-7937